tubeAmp Designer

Latest release is 1.2.1

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Standalone software guitar processor, editor of *.tapf profile files for tubeAmp (KPP) and guitar amp profiler.

Binary files are available for Linux 64-bit systems. Source code can be compiled for Linux 64-bit or 32-bit.

EXPERIMENTAL Win64 version now available here!

Features

1. Manually set any of the tubeAmp parameters - edit or create Profiles for tubeAmp.
2. Pass Test Signal through any real guitar amplifier, or guitar processor (hardware or software), and get new Profile for tubeAmp.
3. Automatically adjust any tubeAmp Profile to sound like Reference record (Auto Equalizer feature).
4. Use it as standalone guitar processor application. With Carla host you can use LADSPA or LV2 plugins with tubeAmp Designer.
5. Use Convolver feature to add reverberation or equalization effect by impulse response method to the Profile.
6. Use Deconvolver feature to get impulse responses from cabinets, rooms, reverberators, equalizers.

Dependencies for using Appimage binary version

1. JACK audio server.

Dependencies for building

1. g++ compiler.
2. Meson-0.51+ build system.
3. Qt framework development files
4. Zita-resampler 1.6+ development files.
5. Zita-convolver 4.0+ development files.
6. Faust 2.x compiler and libraries.
7. fftw3 development files.
8. GSL development files.

In Ubuntu run:

apt install g++ qtbase5-dev libjack-dev qtchooser libgsl-dev libfftw3-dev libzita-resampler-dev libzita-convolver-dev faust meson

Attention!!! Even in Ubuntu Focal Fossa zita-resampler is old 3.x! So use thirdparty-included branch in this case, instead of master!

Attention!!! Check version of faust in your distro! Ubuntu Bionic Beaver has old 0.9.x version! In this case build latest version of faust from source.

Attention!!! Check version of meson in your distro! Ubuntu Bionic Beaver has old version! In this case build latest version of meson from source.

How to build and install

Project now uses meson build system.

1. Run meson build and then ninja -C build in the source directory.
2. Run ninja -C build install to install to /usr/local/*. To install to /usr directory, run meson build --reconfigure --prefix /usr and then ninja -C build install.
3. Application will be added to the system menu. From command line you cabn launch tAD.

Quick start guides

English

Development

DSP code is written in Faust language. GUI and support code is written in C and C++ with Qt Framework.

License

GPLv3+.